Reporter Chen Qianxiu/Comprehensive Report
23-year-old Japanese actor Kentaro Ito makes a comeback! On October 28, 2020, he broke out of a hit-and-run drive, resulting in a serious injury to the foot fracture of the male knight and the female rider, although he was not prosecuted, he still caused a serious injury to the image, and had to bear a penalty of 790 million yen (about NT$200 million), disappeared for nearly 8 months, and issued a document on the 9th to announce the opening of a fan club and a photo exhibition, attracting the attention of a large number of fans.
Kentaro Ito returned to show business. (Photo/ Recapital from IG/Kentaro Ito)
Kentaro Ito announced the opening of the official fan club "GOLONDRINAS", the website will be launched on June 30, and a photo exhibition will be held in Omotesando, Tokyo. His latest photo is wearing a collarless long version of the blue shirt with dark pants, showing a serious expression, and fans are excited to leave messages "Welcome back", "Really have been waiting for you", "Waiting for you for a long time".
Kentaro Ito opened a fan club and announced that he would open a photo exhibition. (Photo/ Recapital from IG/Kentaro Ito)
According to Japanese media reports, Kentaro Ito originally got many advertising endorsements with a high-quality image, and now because of the hit-and-run image of the case, it is described by the industry as "heaven falling to hell", and also faces a high liquidated damages of 790 million yen, and various advertisers also bear great losses in order to recover endorsement posters and remove advertising videos. After reaching a settlement with the injured, he was interviewed on a television program on May 1, tearfully telling about the process of being handcuffed, and although he sincerely repented, he responded to the question of taking himself as the point of reflection, so he still received a lot of criticism.
Among the many reports, according to the "Tokyo Sports News", the TV station intends to launch a sequel to the Japanese drama "I Am Big Brother", and Kentaro Ito, as an important role in the drama, may come back to the small screen with the drama.